Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Date __05/15/14___________________
Department __Engineering Technology___
Division ___NAS__________________
Goals and Recommendations from Program Plan
List the top five Goals and Recommendations from the last Program Plan and indicate whether they have been met?
Goals / Recommendations from six-year plan In progress
Goal Met
Comments
(identify source
of funding)
Engr/Etech lab software: fund yearly software
lease renewals if lottery funding becomes
unavailable
Yes
Etech/Engr lab equipment for new STEM Center:
desks, lathe, mill machine (5 axis) and rapid
prototyper (3d printer)
STEM Center Staffing: fund one ½ time
Etech/Engr LIA to improve student learning and to
improve student retention/success factors = 1 LIA,
50%, 10 months, Step 3
Yes
Maintenance: maintain “industry compatible” lab
equipment for Etech students (augment Etech
base budget)
No
Goal not
met, need
$2k
The Foundation has other projects that involve many of our
Etech donors so fundraising is not possible at this time.
Curriculum: for the next four years, fund the
adding of one new course or fund t/u’s so that an
existing course could be offered
No
Staff Development: fund staff development to
update industry certifications and explore new
emerging technologies
No
Rock Pfotenhauer and Etech faculty have discussed a course
rooted in “Industrial Processes,” but no funding has been
identified for equipment purchases. We hope to hold this
course at the SGTC.
The Foundation has other projects that involve many of our
Etech donors so fundraising is not possible at this time.
Staffing: fund a campus-wide internship
coordinator to develop internship opportunities for
students in all programs on campus
No
Goal not
met, need
4.5 tu’s per
year
Goal not
met, need
$2k/year
Goal not
met, need 1
New Goals and Recommendations
Goal/Recommendation
No
Yes, fully
funded by
lottery
Yes, STEM
grant
Etech PC was successful in negotiating lower pricing for 1/3 of
Etech’s purchases. The new campus-wide Adobe pricing has
also lowered Etech’s yearly expenditure.
The desks have been purchased. The remaining equipment is
scheduled to be purchased by the end of S-14
Goal not
met, need 1
The STEM Center Director, Sue Tappero, is assisting us in
campaigning for this position.
LIA, 50%, 10
months, Step
3
LIA, 50%, 10
months
Currently the Etech PC is coordinating all aspects of the
Etech/Welding internship and job shadowing program.
Approximately twenty students/year are placed in the above
program.
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
Since 5 out of 7 goals have not been acted on,
and are still valid, our dept would prefer to
continue focusing on them.
SLO Assessment Progress: In a sentence or two, describe where your department should be on the Revolving Wheel of Assessment (what
assessment you should have done in the last year) and what was actually done. If you’re not sure where you should be on the Revolving Wheel
contact the SLO Coordinator (x6366). If any task was not completed, explain why.
The Etech Dept continues to be successful in following the revolving wheel timeline without waiver. We assessed Etech 61, 62 and 75 this year.
Fill out the Assessment Results section below.
SLO Assessment Results: List SLO assessments, dialogues, and priorities identified as a result of your assessment below. Attach
Departmental Assessment Analysis Forms completed in the last two semesters.
Core Competency, Course
SLO, or CTE Program SLO
Assessed. Example: all course
SLOs for English 1A, 1B and 2
All course SLO’s for Etech 61
Date of meeting where
analysis / dialogue took
place. Example: Department
Meeting 8/27/10
06/28/13
Priorities identified for program as a result of assessment. Example:
Develop strategies for teaching research and documentation skills; share
rubrics for research papers; provide more instructional support outside of
class.
Revise the amount of writing, oral, visual or similar work; revise activities
leading up to assignment; increase in-class discussions and activities;
increase student collaboration and/or peer review; provide more frequent
feedback on student progress.
All course SLO’s for Etech 75
11/22/13
All course SLO’s for Etech 62
11/22/13
Have faculty attend workshops on teaching strategies; create more
collaborative assignments; explore creation of collaborative activities that
can be offered through SAKAI or in another virtual synchronized medium.
Make a library of hands-on labs and activities available for students to
practice a variety of new complex skills; more opportunities for students to
work on labs remotely.